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Zagreb Airport handled 240.168 passengers in April, representing an increase of 18.7% compared to the same month last year. The number of aircraft movements stood at 3.296, up 0.4%. Since the start of the year, Croatia's busiest airport welcomed 756.168 travellers through its doors, an improvement of 6.3%. Zagreb Airport anticipates handling over three million passengers this year.

Yes, reason why I predicted only load factor increase and not substantial growth, I used East brake to factor in my growth projections, which was firmly set around 220-227 000, and I rounded it up at 225 000.

Also for entire 2017 I project only 21000 landings or increase of 600 additional flight operations, and my projections indicate between 3.01 and 3.15 million pax for 2017 based on this modest increase in landings.

It is simple mathematics. 21000 x 72 pax = 3.02 million, this is based on modest growth and only slight (average of 4, based on previous 4 years) increase in load factor.

But I also added equation if number of operations increase by 5% on 2016, or 21400 landings and slight increase in projected load factor of 74 per landing, due to the fact the Emirates will increase load factor numbers. You add these and you end up with 3 172 000.

It's only 4 seats less in FC, the capacity in YC is the same.This is much better aircraft for passengers, as it offers private suits in FC, instead of Skycruiser seats. The inflight entertainment is much better, as well as availability of wifi, which isn't available on the aircrafts that they had originally planned on sending. Definitely better onboard product.

Agree. Who cares about BEG numbers on this occasion. Congratulations ZAG. Great article in this months EK inflight magazine celebrating the launch of their new flights to ZAG and nicely captures the essence of this fabulous city and beautiful country

Yes there are several phases of expansion, as soon as Airport hits 5.0 million phase 2a and 2b will be initiated, adding two extra bridges on the left hand side of the terminal, however this will only be first phase, the next phase is 2c and 2d phase which will add additional 6 passenger boarding bridges, 2 on the left hand side and 4 on the right hand side for total of 16 air bridges and 8 million pax capacity. This is when the terminal hits 7.0 million pax. When terminal hits 8 million pax. the final phase of expansion which will add additional 8 passenger boarding bridges and main terminal building will also expand by around 25000sqm, for total area of 130 000sqm.

Eventually terminal will extend 770m from one end to another and main terminal building is expected to increase in size to around 200x125m, Total gross area will be around 130 000sqm. This will happen when terminal hits 10 million pax. However this stage wasn't planned in detail cause it wasn't expected the airport to hit 10 million pax before 2030.

In fact it was not expected this number to be hit before 2040. We'll see how things develop over next few years, but if projections are right, airport will hit 10 million pax by 2030.

The designed capacity of fully expanded terminal is around 12-15 million. Once the lease expires in 2043, government of the day will need to quickly plan a 2nd terminal, and 2nd runway on land currently occupied by the air force base. Air force base is likely to move and several villages, Bapce, Selnica, Crnkovec, Petina and Scitarjevo (some 2000 residents) will be demolished and emptied, for future airport expansion and 3rd runway for air force exclusive use.

Plan for air force use only 3rd 2.5km runway north-east of village Kobilic needs to be approved, likely to be financed by NATO and Croatian budget, includes relocating entire air force base and its personnel. However these are long term plans, after 2030.

2d adds additional 2 bridges to the left hand side to the east, phase 2e and 2f are yet to be designed, but both phases will add additional 4 air bridges, with phase 2f main terminal building will also expand to 230x125m from present 125x 152m (however actual terminal footprint is 200x125m, for total area of 130 000sqm. Designed Capacity will increase to 12 million, actual maximum capacity of 15-17 million.

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